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Sipadan Snorkel Report Today

Malaysia · Updated Sat 05:03 (+08) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Go in the best window Report Sun 04:48

Sipadan has a usable snorkeling window around Sun 08:00. The main thing to watch is tide/current.

Score: 6.8/10

Best time: Sun 08:00

Main risk: Tide/Current

Best morning signal: Sun 09:00 (Good).

Best afternoon signal: Sun 17:00 (Good). Peak afternoon wind is about 5.5 m/s.

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Sunrise

06:01

Sunset

18:21

Water

29.9°C

Max air

28.3°C

Sky

Clear

23% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Sun 00:00–10:00 (43% of next 72h are suitable)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Sunday

✅ good conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Monday

✅ good conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Tuesday

✅ good conditions

Main blocker: Tide/current

Best available hours

Next safe window starts at Sun 00:00 until 10:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Tide/current (56 hours)
  • Darkness (29 hours)
  • Wind (3 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

Drift estimate from wind, swell, current and warm water.

Low · 34/100

Low peak drift risk around Sun 13:00.

warm water supports seasonal jellyfish activity; surface drift/current is noticeable; local shoreline exposure is not mapped yet.

Sightings override the model: if you see small purple jellyfish with long trailing tentacles, treat them as sting-capable and give them space.

Upcoming high tides

Next early morning high tide: Sun 00:00

Sun 00:00, Sun 13:00, Mon 01:00, Mon 13:00, Tue 01:00

Nearby alternatives in Malaysia

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✅ Good

Redang Island

1740 km away

✅ Good

Perhentian Islands

1772 km away

✅ Good

Advanced forecast data

Viewing live forecast

Sat 20:00 – Tue 20:00 (+08)

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Snorkel Score (next 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.68 around Sun 17:00; 11 of 24 hours are good, fair, or excellent.

Score trend, higher is better. Excellent ≥ 0.72, good 0.55–0.72, fair 0.35–0.55.

Conditions (24h trends)

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22/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.22m to 0.38m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 21/24 sampled hours (range 0.82 to 6.1m/s).

Tides range from -0.11m to 1.65m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour forecast overview
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Scoring methodology (for technical users)

We score each hour from 0 to 1 using daylight and these weighted components:

  • Wave height (35%): best below 0.36m, then decreases as it rises.
  • Wind speed (25%): best below 5.4m/s, lower is better.
  • Sea surface temperature (15%): best within 20.6°C to 30.4°C.
  • Tide and currents (15%): best around slack/high-tide windows.
  • Daylight (10%): visibility and safety gate (outside daylight scores lower).
Detailed hourly data table
Time Wave (m) Wind (m/s) Sea temp (°C) Status
Sat 21:00 0.26 · good 3.86 · good 29.90 · good poor
Sat 22:00 0.30 · good 6.10 · high 29.90 · good poor
Sat 23:00 0.34 · good 5.08 · good 29.90 · good poor
Sun 00:00 0.38 · high 5.66 · high 29.90 · good good
Sun 01:00 0.38 · high 5.04 · good 29.90 · good good
Sun 02:00 0.36 · good 5.02 · good 29.90 · good good
Sun 03:00 0.36 · good 5.06 · good 30.00 · good good
Sun 04:00 0.34 · good 5.48 · high 30.00 · good good
Sun 05:00 0.34 · good 5.09 · good 30.10 · good good
Sun 06:00 0.32 · good 4.14 · good 30.10 · good good
Sun 07:00 0.30 · good 3.61 · good 30.10 · good good
Sun 08:00 0.30 · good 2.80 · good 30.20 · good good
Sun 09:00 0.28 · good 2.69 · good 30.20 · good good
Sun 10:00 0.28 · good 3.50 · good 30.10 · good good
Sun 11:00 0.26 · good 2.46 · good 30.10 · good poor
Sun 12:00 0.26 · good 1.83 · good 30.10 · good poor
Sun 13:00 0.24 · good 1.07 · good 30.10 · good poor
Sun 14:00 0.24 · good 0.82 · good 30.10 · good poor
Sun 15:00 0.22 · good 1.16 · good 30.00 · good poor
Sun 16:00 0.22 · good 1.50 · good 30.00 · good poor
Sun 17:00 0.22 · good 1.67 · good 30.00 · good poor
Sun 18:00 0.22 · good 1.97 · good 29.90 · good poor
Sun 19:00 0.22 · good 2.59 · good 29.90 · good poor
Sun 20:00 0.22 · good 4.28 · good 29.90 · good poor
Sun 21:00 0.22 · good 5.03 · good 29.80 · good poor
Sun 22:00 0.22 · good 4.74 · good 29.80 · good poor
Sun 23:00 0.22 · good 4.29 · good 29.80 · good poor
Mon 00:00 0.22 · good 4.10 · good 29.80 · good good
Mon 01:00 0.24 · good 5.06 · good 29.80 · good fair
Mon 02:00 0.26 · good 4.31 · good 29.90 · good fair
Mon 03:00 0.28 · good 4.85 · good 29.90 · good good
Mon 04:00 0.28 · good 4.06 · good 30.00 · good good
Mon 05:00 0.30 · good 3.34 · good 30.10 · good good
Mon 06:00 0.30 · good 2.45 · good 30.10 · good good
Mon 07:00 0.30 · good 2.07 · good 30.10 · good good
Mon 08:00 0.28 · good 1.21 · good 30.10 · good good
Mon 09:00 0.28 · good 0.78 · good 30.10 · good good
Mon 10:00 0.28 · good 1.84 · good 30.10 · good good
Mon 11:00 0.26 · good 0.95 · good 30.10 · good poor
Mon 12:00 0.26 · good 0.53 · good 30.10 · good poor
Mon 13:00 0.26 · good 0.73 · good 30.00 · good poor
Mon 14:00 0.26 · good 2.82 · good 30.00 · good poor
Mon 15:00 0.26 · good 1.28 · good 29.90 · good poor
Mon 16:00 0.26 · good 2.86 · good 29.90 · good poor
Mon 17:00 0.24 · good 3.98 · good 29.80 · good poor
Mon 18:00 0.24 · good 3.97 · good 29.80 · good poor
Mon 19:00 0.24 · good 4.27 · good 29.70 · good poor
Mon 20:00 0.22 · good 3.70 · good 29.70 · good poor
Mon 21:00 0.22 · good 4.05 · good 29.70 · good poor
Mon 22:00 0.22 · good 3.91 · good 29.60 · good poor
Mon 23:00 0.22 · good 3.52 · good 29.60 · good poor
Tue 00:00 0.22 · good 3.80 · good 29.60 · good good
Tue 01:00 0.24 · good 4.97 · good 29.70 · good fair
Tue 02:00 0.28 · good 3.16 · good 29.70 · good good
Tue 03:00 0.30 · good 3.07 · good 29.80 · good good
Tue 04:00 0.30 · good 3.16 · good 29.80 · good good